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Usilla avenacea
Updated 12/2/2025
Family
Muricidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Usilla
avenacea
CORDED VEXILLA
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Uncommon under rocks in shallow brackish water
alongside smooth-shelled Angiola
zonata. Being a carnivorous muricid, it probably preys
upon nearby snails and bivalves.
Attains 0.6 inch, 14 mm. Known from Reunion, Okinawa, Hawaii, and French
Polynesia. Formerly
known as Vexilla fusconigra or Cronia avenacea. |
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